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buycott en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈbaɪkɒt/

Etymology

Blend of buy + boycott.

Meanings

  1. The opposite of a boycott: deliberately purchasing a company's or a country's products in support of their policies, or to counter a boycott.
    • Within days, conservative celebrities and politicians called for a boycott of the brand. These calls were then followed by calls for a reverse boycott, or buycott, encouraging people to buy Bud Light to show support for the marketing. 2023 April 25, Amanda Holpuch, Julie Creswell, “2 Executives Are on Leave After Bud Light Promotion With Transgender Influencer”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:
    • And, in addition to the boycott, double your power via the "buycott" by giving your cash to firms and services that are notably behaving themselves. 2005 October 4, Leo Hickman, “Should I ... support a consumer boycott?”, in The Guardian:

Forms

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buycotts Number=Plur lexicographic

buycott en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • /ˈbaɪkɒt/

Etymology

Blend of buy + boycott.

Meanings

  1. (transitive) To support (a company, country, etc.) by buying its products.
    • Proponents of buycotting see these premiums as pure political expression: citizens’ parting with money to refine the world. 2009 October 11, Anand Giridharadas, “Boycotts Minus the Pain”, in New York Times:

Forms

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buycotts Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
buycotting Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
buycotted Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
buycotted Tense=Past lexicographic